Ash Wednesday — Joel 2:1-2,12-17; Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6,16-21
Wednesday, February 22 — Psalm 28
2 Chronicles 29:20–30:27; Acts 24:17–27
Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers. Jeremiah 20:13
Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.” Luke 1:46-48
Strong Deliverer, we begin our Lenten journey with you today. Open our hearts and our minds anew to your sacrifice for us in order that we might know that God’s love for us is limitless, with neither beginning nor end. Amen.